单词 | declaration day |
释义 | > as lemmasdeclaration day b. declaration of the poll: the public official announcement of the numbers polled for each candidate at an election. Hence attributive in declaration day. ΚΠ 1835 C. Dickens Let. 18 Dec. (1965) I. 109 It will be unnecessary for me to remain here for the Declaration of the Poll on Monday. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. viii. 114 Upon the closing of the poll, the poll-books are sealed, and kept under seal until the declaration of the poll. 1892 Daily News 14 Oct. 6/1 On the morning of declaration day, there arrived reports about some districts in which the polling had been large. 1906 Daily News 16 Aug. 7/5 After the declaration of the poll Mr.—— thanked his constituents for their splendid victory. < as lemmas |
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